A Brain To Books Cyber Convention & Book Expo – Round Up

The Brain to Books Cyber Convention and Book Expo is over for 2018, and I wanted to do a round-up of all the events that happened under the Fantasy Genre. (This post is definitely longer than my usual posts).

As the B2BCyCon Fantasy Genre Manager I’d like to thank all the authors who took part in the various events, which were a lot of fun to arrange and manage. A lot of emails and Messenger discussions went on during the build-up to the weekend, and everyone involved made my job a lot of fun.

20+ authors came together to create:

2 blog tours, exploring why we write fantasy, and what elements define fantasy for us as writers. (links to the stops on each blog tour can be found below).

3 panel discussions covering creating worlds, what creatures define a story as fantasy, and how to mix genres. (links can be found below).

Discussion Panels

Three discussion panels were recorded over the space of two days, and I had the pleasure of being joined by 7 different authors in various combinations. Those authors included Tom Fallwell, Aziza Sphinx, Anita Stewart, Ed Ireland, my wife (and co-writer) Sandi Bateson, Rebecca Carter and Angela B. Chrysler (Mrs B2BCyCon herself).

Each of the participating authors took as much as two hours out of their day to address our topic of discussion. I loved doing these events, because there were many points on which we agreed, and others where we disagreed, making for some interesting conversations.

#1 – Do You Need Dwarves, Elves, and Dragons For A Story To Be Considered Fantasy?

Fantasy Character Tournament

A total of 146 votes were cast over three rounds, and here’s how those votes were cast.

Round 1 (8 Entries)

Semi-Finals (4 Entries)

Finals

Winner

Felix The Fox

Assaph Mehr

11 votes

5 votes

17 votes

Leilana Erovina

Shakyra Dunn

4 votes

Delina

Tom Fallwell

13 votes

8 votes

Captain Rafe Morrow

A.F. Stewart

5 votes

Never

Ashley Capes

10 votes

7 votes

34 votes

Ember Oheada

Dove Winters

5 votes

Fire

Ed Ireland

9 votes

11 votes

Esterios Dyaus di Nyssa

Mary R. Woldering

7 votes

Fantasy Cover Wars

A total of 505 votes were cast over four rounds, and here’s how those votes were cast.

Round 1 (16 Entries)

Round 2 (8 Entries)

Semi-Finals (4 Entries)

Finals

Winner

The Breathing Sea: Burning

EP Clark

7 votes

7 votes

38 votes

101 votes

Lady Blackwing

Devorah Fox

3 votes

The Last Sea God

Ashley Capes

3 votes

16 votes

The Unborn Hero of Dragon Village

Ronesa Aveela

6 votes

Descent

Tiffany Apan

1 vote

21 votes

22 votes

Arising: Prophecy of Hope

Sarah Kennedy

15 votes

The One Left Behind: Magic

Shakyra Dunn

3 votes

5 votes

Ember of the Planet

Dove Winters

10 votes

Murder In Absentia

Asaph Mehr

5 votes

5 votes

22 votes

94 votes

The Dream Walker: land of Mystica Series Volume one

Michelle Murray

7 votes

The Last Ranger of Sarn

Ed Ireland

4 votes

18 votes

Dragonblood Throne: Legacy

Tom Fallwell

9 votes

Ghosts Of The Sea Moon

A.F. Stewart

7 votes

19 votes

29 votes

Flower Shields

C.A. King

9 votes

Children of Stone: Opener of the Sky

Mary R Woldering

11 votes

7 votes

Tested

Connie Cockrell

1 vote

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